Record of Jews in the Egyptian Army of Ptolemy VIII

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The Tebtunis Papyri is an archive discovered in Tebtunis, Egypt. The Papyrus number 1075, circa 2nd Century BCE, is a document listing names of people along with their origins, citing either Jew or Macedonian and was most likely a listing of a military unit in the Egyptian Army of King Ptolemy VIII.

Tebtunis Papyrus 1075

“…son of Hippodamus, a Jew,

…son of Straton, a Macedonian,

…son of Ptolemaios, a Macedonian,

...son of Sabbathaios, a Jew,

Dorion son of Dorion, a Macedonian,

Sarapion son of Demetrios, a Macedonian,

Dositheos son of Artemidoros, a Jew”

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The Tebtunis Papyri is an archive discovered in Tebtunis, Egypt. Papyrus 1075, c. 2nd Century BCE, is a document listing names of people with their origins, either Jew or Macedonian, most likely a listing of a military unit.

Tebtunis Papyrus 1075

“…son of Hippodamus, a Jew,

…son of Straton, a Macedonian,

…son of Ptolemaios, a Macedonian,

...son of Sabbathaios, a Jew,

Dorion son of Dorion, a Macedonian,

Sarapion son of Demetrios, a Macedonian,

Dositheos son of Artemidoros, a Jew

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